A Britney Spears Biopic Is Coming to Lifetime, and No, She's Not on Board

If you've spent the last decade praying that Lifetime would finally get its act together and produce a movie about Britney Spears, the the moment you've been waiting for has come. The network just announced a two-hour Britney (sorry, Godney) Spears biopic, simply titled Britney.

The film will chronicle the icon's road to celebrity (more like Crossroads, amirite?), as well as the headline-making drama of her personal life in the early aughts. Yep, that includes her relationship with Kevin Federline, and her split from Justin Timberlake.

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So, who will metaphorically step into Britney's Sketchers sneakers? That would be Natasha Bassett, an Australian actress best known for Hail, Caesar!

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Production on the film begins in September with a slated 2017 release—but FYI, Britney definitely isn't on board. A rep tells The Daily Mail that the icon "will not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic nor does it have her blessing."

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